Hi everyone Can I just ask what "Memorial" means in the Colonial Secretary's Index? Kind regards Helen On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 6:46 PM, Geoff Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lina > > >From the Colonial Secretary Index the following is recorded: >      COMER, James. Per "Indian", 1810 > >      1818 Sep 17,24 >     Re permission to marry at Castlereagh (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.74) > >      1820 May 24 >     Of Evan. Memorial of his wife Ann (Fiche 3016; 4/1823 No.143) > >      1821 Aug 5 >     Memorial (Fiche 3035; 4/1826 No.26) > >      1821 Sep 22 >     On list of persons to receive grants of land in 1821 (Fiche 3266; > 9/2652 pp.66, 71) > >      1824 Sep; >      1825 Jun 21 >     Memorial (Fiche 3083; 4/1836B No.211 pp.937-9). Reply, 30 Jun (Reel > 6014; 4/3514 p.559) > >      1825 Jan 4 >     Memorial (Fiche 3125; 4/1841A No.154 p.9). Reply [as Conner], 14 Apr > (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.76) > > > Unfortunately there is no mention of who he was assigned to- hope it helps > anyway > > > Geoff Collins > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 6:01 PM > Subject: [PJ] who were they assigned to? > > >> Hi Lesley >> >> I am back on the list again. Hope this finds you well and enjoying life. I >> presume you are still battling on helping everyone with their convict >> ancestors. Its marvellous what you've done over the years - I spose we >> should thank your family too!! >> >> Have you compiled a CD yet detailing who the convicts were assigned to? >> that might make you >> groan but you have produced some magic in the past >> >> I'm trying to fluff out the story of James Comer / COOMER who came on the >> INDIAN 1810 >> aged 16 convicted at Wiltshire Assizes 12 July 1808. I was told  (from a >> forgotten source) that he was assigned to someone at Parramatta when he >> arrived. I cant get to Sydney unfortunately being up here in the sticks at >> Molong and a carer as well - is there anything >> online please? >> >> kind regards >> Lina Moffitt >> >> >> >> http://www.quintopublishing.com >> http://www.indigohealthla.com >> >> >> ---------------------- >> To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to >> [email protected] >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------- > To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Helen Another word for memorial could be a claim. A memorial was similar to a letter from an individual to the administration seeking a favour. For example many memorials are to do with land that in some way may have had doubtful title. Or it could be by someone seeking a grant of land or a government appointment. A memorial can be quite informative because the person lodging the memorial needs to set out the reasons and or history to why they are seeking something. I strongly recommend that you see what a memorial contains for any connected with your ancestors. If you go into the State Records of NSW website and use their search facility by searching for memorials. The results will give you some idea. cheers Grahame On 15/06/2011, at 8:19 AM, Helen Thompson wrote: > Hi everyone > Can I just ask what "Memorial" means in the Colonial Secretary's Index? > Kind regards > Helen

Hi Grahame Thanks very much for this informative response. Kind regards Helen On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Grahame Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Helen > > Another word for memorial could be a claim.  A memorial was similar to a letter from an individual to the administration seeking a favour.  For example many memorials are to do with land that in some way may have had doubtful title.  Or it could be by someone seeking a grant of land or a government appointment.  A memorial can be quite informative because the person lodging the memorial needs to set out the reasons and or history to why they are seeking something.  I strongly recommend that you see what a memorial contains for any connected with your ancestors. > > If you go into the State Records of NSW website and use their search facility by searching for memorials.  The results will give you some idea. > > cheers > > Grahame > > On 15/06/2011, at 8:19 AM, Helen Thompson wrote: > >> Hi everyone >> Can I just ask what "Memorial" means in the Colonial Secretary's Index? >> Kind regards >> Helen > > > > ---------------------- > To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >